Joining the NHS frontline as a student nurse

It has always been the case that the BSc Hons Adult Nursing is a physical and academic challenge, with the third and final year being the biggest challenge of all before graduating.  The unprecedented events around the current Coronavirus global pandemic have highlighted the need for increased numbers of healthcare professionals to join the NHS… Read more » about Joining the NHS frontline as a student nurse

What being a student nurse requires: Studying and working placements…

Being a student nurse is no easy job, you’re in for a full on three years of studying and working, but it’ll all be worth it in the end! Being a student nurse takes dedication – that is for sure. While students on other courses might be going out partying every week, you’ll have to… Read more » about What being a student nurse requires: Studying and working placements…

Beth’s favourite things to do in Bournemouth and Poole

One of my favourite things about Bournemouth is that there are so many activities that you can do around the local areas, other than the standard student plan of going out drinking at the weekend! Over the last two years I’ve been lucky enough to have done loads of different things in Bournemouth and Poole, during the… Read more » about Beth’s favourite things to do in Bournemouth and Poole

A day in the life of a Nursing student (Beth’s BU Instagram student takeover)

We let Nursing student Beth loose with our Instagram for the day, so she could share a day in her life. In case you missed it, here’s what she got up to! Morning everyone! I’m Beth and I’m a second year undergraduate student nurse here at BU! Today I’m doing the #takeoverbu to promote #belongatbu!… Read more » about A day in the life of a Nursing student (Beth’s BU Instagram student takeover)

New student nurses – get ready to change more than you ever thought possible!

I can still recall my first day at university, sat in the lecture hall, able to refer to myself as a student nurse. I was keen, enthusiastic, buzzing – the last one mainly due to the large quantity of morning coffee I had consumed, much needed due to midday lie-ins during summer. The lecturer was… Read more » about New student nurses – get ready to change more than you ever thought possible!